Wednesday, September 30, 2009

3900: Radio Baken 16 heard @ 1715 playing dance music and then talking to Rob 007 (possibly via Skype). Difficult to hear to high noise level. SINPO 34232.

6055: KBC via Lithuania with final SW broadcast tonight. Not on at scheduled 2130, but was there at recheck @ 2205. Very good signal - SINPO 55544. Let's hope they make it onto 1395 and this isn't the last time they are on the air.

6220: Mystery Radio heard with dance music followed by a DX programme in Italian. Strong signal @ 1730, peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 54444.6289: Radio Rainbow heard @ 0910 with ID and playing oldies. Fair signal but some utility QRM. SINPO 33333. Also heard @ 1342 on 6300 announcing it was test transmission, "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" played and off. SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio with a weak signal @ 2040 and some SSTV. SINPO 24332.

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

3895: Continental Radio/Overijssel Radio playing Dutch songs @ 2055. Good signal but some utility QRM. SINPO 43433.Heard on 3905 @ 2140 - SINPO 54444, playing music for Dr Tim.

3930: Central Radio heard @ 1940. Just hear snatches of music through the noise. Signal good but audio terrible - very distorted and almost impossible to listen to.Message on Alfa Lima forum said hopes to get problem fixed.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 1945. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6375: Unid station heard @ 0845 playing a French song, off. Back a few minutes later with a rock song, French song and off again. Someone testing? Maybe RFB. SINPO 34333.

Saturday, September 26, 2009

3900: Radio Pluto heard through the noise @ 2155 with many IDs, asking for QSO, said was broadcasting using a mobile antenna. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.3935: Baggerteam heard playing a U2 song @ 1920, IDs and hotline number in Dutch and English. Good signal. SINPO 44333

6220: Mystery Radio playing Elton John's "Crocodile rock" @ 1940. Good signal. SINPO 44433.5810: Radio Merlin with the song "Insomnia" by Faithless @ 1155. Fair signal, using 10W. SINPO 34333.

6876: The Crystal Ship. 0012. Mon 21 Sep. EG. Mr. Poet on with a rare show. The conditions hampered IDing any of the music. It may have been something by Springsteen and The Police. I did hear a clear ID at 0015. Poor.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

6220: Mystery Radio with dance music from 70s or 80s. Good signal. SINPO 44444.6377: Radio Dutchwing with IDs and playing 60s music. Heard @ 1710 with the Kinks "Lola", some CW QRM. Off at 1725. SINPO 34433.

6925 Unid. 2029-2045* Sun 6 Sep. EG. Continuous soft acoustic mx featuring YL vocals. No ID or sign off heard. This one had a strong signal, but would occasionally fade and had two spots of dead air. Fair.

Sunday, September 06, 2009

3900: Radio Jan van Gent heard for the first time on shortwave, playing country music @ 1945, ID at 1955. Fair-good signal but noisy frequency. SINPO 34333.5810: Radio Telstar South playing a Ricky Nelson song @ 0815, splash from 5815. SINPO 33433.

This from Andy Sennitt of Media Network: "Before I get swamped with questions about what’s happening on 1395 kHz, a Dutch frequency last used by UK-based Big L, another UK-based station has moved to that frequency at weekends. WNKR, a pirate station that has been operating for 22 years, has moved to 1395 from 1476 kHz, apparently to avoid interference from a Spanish station, but is now suffering interference in the evenings from Trans World Radio operating from Albania with high power. The station apparently also has a shortwave transmitter on 6311 kHz."